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asked, “You know him?”
     
    “He’s more Bruce’s friend than mine. But yes, I know him.”
     
    “Did you…did you fight him?”
     
    She noted how he clenched his jaw before responding. “I made sure he won’t approach you again.”
     
    “Dom…”
     
    Eden gasped as he drew her into his arms without warning, clutching her hard against him into an embrace that made it hard to breath. One arm spanned her waist, while the hand on the other traveled up her back, swept beneath the curtain of her hair and curled long fingers around her nape. He pressed his lips to the top of her head, the tender kiss lasting for a few poignant seconds before she heard the rumble of his voice. “I’m sorry for being such a shit husband. I’m sorry, Eden, for all the degrading things I’ve ever made you do. I’m sorry for ever making you cry.” Pulling away slightly, he framed her face within his hands and stared intently down at her, leaving himself exposed once again so that she could see the depth of emotions whirling in his eyes. “I’m so damn sorry for everything I’ve ever put you through, my love.”
     
    Eden didn’t know what spurred this on. She didn’t know what transpired at the meeting with Bruce tonight, but she didn’t care. All that mattered was that she was able to see Dominic’s soul, see the all-encompassing way he loved her; without pride, without reservation, but completely, openly and with the confidence of a man who knew exactly what he wanted. Her.
     
    “I forgave you a long time ago, Dom.” She uttered with a smile. “You need to forgive yourself, too.”
     
    He rested his forehead against hers with a soft sigh. “I don’t deserve you, but I’ll be damned if I ever let you go. Thank you, for continuing to believe in me…in us. ”
     
    Eden pressed her lips to his, a tender brush of flesh. “Always.”
     
    When his mouth found hers with that hot pressing need that felt alive between them, he fed on her like she was something to be savored, his silk tongue moving past her lips to gorge on the sweetness she had to offer. It was a slow, carnal kiss, as they moved and breathed as one, pulsing with desire that blazed fiercely in both of them. When he finally pulled away it was with soft, uneven breaths as he traced her kiss swollen lips with his thumb.
     
    “Always.” He whispered with a smile.